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PM’s chaiwala narrative drama to garner votes, has he ever made tea: Kharge

New Delhi, Jan 22 (PTI) Has Narendra Modi ever made tea or moved around train compartments with a kettle, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge asked on Thursday in a broadside against the prime minister over the “chaiwala” narrative. As Kharge accused Modi of indulging in “drama” for electoral gains in a speech at the National MGNREGA Workers’ Convention here, the BJP hit back to say that the “arrogance of Congress never comes down”. Addressing the gathering organised by the Rachnatmak Congress, the Congress chief said, “He (Modi) says ‘I am a chaiwala’ only to garner votes. Have you (Modi) ever made

US regulator seeks to bypass Indian government to serve Adani summons

NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a U.S. court for permission to personally email summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani and group executive Sagar Adani over alleged fraud and a $265 million bribery scheme, filings show. India, the SEC said, has previously refused two requests to serve the summons. In the most high-profile legal case in the U.S. involving an Indian conglomerate, the SEC has been trying to send summons to Adani group founder Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar since last year. Adani group has called the allegations “baseless” and said

Rupee recovers marginally from all-time low, settles at 91.62 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) The rupee rebounded marginally from its all-time low levels and gained 3 paise to close at 91.62 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday, on suspected RBI intervention and a positive trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said comments from US President Donald Trump at Davos helped shift sentiment, as he confirmed that a framework for a future Greenland agreement has been reached and that tariffs scheduled for February 1 would not be implemented. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.54 then gained ground to touch an intraday high of 91.48 against the

Markets rebound after 3-day slide on easing geopolitical tensions; Sensex gains 400 pts

Mumbai, Jan 22 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded on Thursday after three sessions of losses, tracking gains in global markets after US President Donald Trump struck a conciliatory tone on Greenland. In a volatile session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 397.74 points, or 0.49 per cent, to close at 82,307.37. During the day, the benchmark surged by 873.55 points, or 1.06 per cent, to hit an intraday high of 82,783.18. The 50-share NSE Nifty rose 132.40 points, or 0.53 per cent, to settle at 25,289.90. In the intraday session, the index appreciated by 278.25 points, or 1.10

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